Sep 14, 2016, 5:47 pm
Last edit by: Pat89339
For each request, please include the following information:
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required or Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Qualification requirements
Three ways to qualify for each level: miles on Alaska only (includes Alaska flights operated by Horizon or Skywest), combination of miles on Alaska or partners (no minimum on Alaska, can be 100% partners), or combination of segments on Alaska or partners (no minimum on Alaska, can be 100% partners).
MVP: 20,000 miles on Alaska/25,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/30 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
MVP Gold: 40,000 miles on Alaska/50,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/60 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
75K: 75,000 miles on Alaska/90,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/90 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required or Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
Qualification requirements
Three ways to qualify for each level: miles on Alaska only (includes Alaska flights operated by Horizon or Skywest), combination of miles on Alaska or partners (no minimum on Alaska, can be 100% partners), or combination of segments on Alaska or partners (no minimum on Alaska, can be 100% partners).
MVP: 20,000 miles on Alaska/25,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/30 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
MVP Gold: 40,000 miles on Alaska/50,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/60 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
75K: 75,000 miles on Alaska/90,000 miles on any combination of Alaska and partners/90 segments on any combination of Alaska and partners
AS: 2016-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Nov 29, 2018, 8:40 pm
#376
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: LAS/SIN
Programs: TK E+, AS Gold
Posts: 67
6.6k needed ex-PHL/NYC
Would love some creative help to get 6,628 miles for MVPG requal. Home base is PHL but EWR/JFK okay too. Weekends preferable, before 12/19.
There are a few PHL-LAX-PHL fares for $257 and can probably nest something between the 9:36am arrival and 8:55pm red-eye back. But so far, I can't find any combo less than $500 without a second transcon run. Partners okay as well. Thanks!
There are a few PHL-LAX-PHL fares for $257 and can probably nest something between the 9:36am arrival and 8:55pm red-eye back. But so far, I can't find any combo less than $500 without a second transcon run. Partners okay as well. Thanks!
Nov 30, 2018, 4:35 am
#377
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
9vska I don't think there is something good to nest. I looked at SFO turns and could only get up to about 6,000 EQM. Take a look at Juno trips. There are some good ones that will get it done in a single simple trip. Good luck ^
Nov 30, 2018, 5:19 pm
#378
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Would love some creative help to get 6,628 miles for MVPG requal. Home base is PHL but EWR/JFK okay too. Weekends preferable, before 12/19.
There are a few PHL-LAX-PHL fares for $257 and can probably nest something between the 9:36am arrival and 8:55pm red-eye back. But so far, I can't find any combo less than $500 without a second transcon run. Partners okay as well. Thanks!
There are a few PHL-LAX-PHL fares for $257 and can probably nest something between the 9:36am arrival and 8:55pm red-eye back. But so far, I can't find any combo less than $500 without a second transcon run. Partners okay as well. Thanks!
Dec 1, 2018, 10:02 am
#379
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: alaska
Posts: 2
Last-minute 12k Alaska or 20k Alaska/Partner
Trying for MVP Gold - waited too long probably, but maybe someone can help!
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 12k Alaska or 20k Alaska/Partner
Required Spend or Budget: $2000 absolute max (hoping under $1500)
Available Travel Dates: Dec 8-9, Dec 15-17, Dec 21-31
thanks!
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 12k Alaska or 20k Alaska/Partner
Required Spend or Budget: $2000 absolute max (hoping under $1500)
Available Travel Dates: Dec 8-9, Dec 15-17, Dec 21-31
thanks!
Dec 1, 2018, 10:16 am
#380
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 11
SEA --> BOS is pretty cheap. You could do a couple of those which would get you 9900 miles. then you could do a cheap flight down to SAN and back
Dec 2, 2018, 2:02 am
#381
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 7
Trying for MVP Gold as well. I only need 1500 to go but procrastinated on booking cheap flights.
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 1500
Required Spend or Budget: hoping under $150
Available Travel Dates: Dec 17-31
Required Metal or Codeshares: AS only
I did some research and am mostly looking for improvement with regards to balancing price and/or time over:
SEA -> PDX -> RDM -> SEA on 12/25 for ~$151
I saw a few SEA -> EUG -> PDX -> SEA at ~$142, but those ate up my day.
Thanks!
Departure Airport: SEA
Miles Needed: 1500
Required Spend or Budget: hoping under $150
Available Travel Dates: Dec 17-31
Required Metal or Codeshares: AS only
I did some research and am mostly looking for improvement with regards to balancing price and/or time over:
SEA -> PDX -> RDM -> SEA on 12/25 for ~$151
I saw a few SEA -> EUG -> PDX -> SEA at ~$142, but those ate up my day.
Thanks!
Dec 2, 2018, 11:31 am
#382
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 4
Ok, newbie with some of this, I just did award travel and I know it would not go to award miles, but for some reason thought my award travel would go to segments or EQM. With that I am now short. I booked a PDX-SEA-BOS-LAX-PDX that will get me over 6k miles, but still need some more before end of year.
Departure Airport: PDX
Miles Needed: 2630
Required Spend or Budget: flexible, but hopefull < $300
Available Travel Dates: Dec 8, 9, 17, 18, 28-31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: ???
Thanks, Jonathan
Departure Airport: PDX
Miles Needed: 2630
Required Spend or Budget: flexible, but hopefull < $300
Available Travel Dates: Dec 8, 9, 17, 18, 28-31
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: ???
Thanks, Jonathan
Dec 2, 2018, 11:33 am
#383
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 4
FYI... I saw PDX-SJC on 12/17 for $49 one way, but that will still leave you short.
Dec 2, 2018, 1:02 pm
#384
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 7
Jonathan, I found a ~$219 AS ticket for DEC17-DEC18 that should be around 3000 miles, however, there is a downside of an overnight at Denver. Should be PDX -> SEA -> DEN -> SEA -> PDX
Flights numbers were
12/17: AS 2642, AS 618
12/18: AS 369, AS 2377
Flights numbers were
12/17: AS 2642, AS 618
12/18: AS 369, AS 2377
Dec 2, 2018, 1:51 pm
#385
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska Air MVP/G
Posts: 14
EQM Chart for AS Routes
Mileage plan member since the the days of the gold ingots!
It's been years since I needed to do a year end mileage run to keep MVP status but I'm short 11,000 miles this year and looking for EQM mileage chart. Is there one posted here somewhere? I usually do a RT SEA-BOS and done but this is first time I've been so short. Also, do money and miles award tickets still earn EQM? Thank you.
Cheers!
P.S. Any ideas welcome. I'm very flexible out of Seattle Dec 4 - Dec 22. My only preference is AS metal.
It's been years since I needed to do a year end mileage run to keep MVP status but I'm short 11,000 miles this year and looking for EQM mileage chart. Is there one posted here somewhere? I usually do a RT SEA-BOS and done but this is first time I've been so short. Also, do money and miles award tickets still earn EQM? Thank you.
Cheers!
P.S. Any ideas welcome. I'm very flexible out of Seattle Dec 4 - Dec 22. My only preference is AS metal.
Dec 2, 2018, 8:20 pm
#386
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Mileage plan member since the the days of the gold ingots!
It's been years since I needed to do a year end mileage run to keep MVP status but I'm short 11,000 miles this year and looking for EQM mileage chart. Is there one posted here somewhere? I usually do a RT SEA-BOS and done but this is first time I've been so short. Also, do money and miles award tickets still earn EQM? Thank you.
Cheers!
P.S. Any ideas welcome. I'm very flexible out of Seattle Dec 4 - Dec 22. My only preference is AS metal.
It's been years since I needed to do a year end mileage run to keep MVP status but I'm short 11,000 miles this year and looking for EQM mileage chart. Is there one posted here somewhere? I usually do a RT SEA-BOS and done but this is first time I've been so short. Also, do money and miles award tickets still earn EQM? Thank you.
Cheers!
P.S. Any ideas welcome. I'm very flexible out of Seattle Dec 4 - Dec 22. My only preference is AS metal.
The cheap transcons outta SEA seem to be all but gone, but there are some JFK dates on the 12th-13th.
I think you are talking about the earning chart? The AS one is here
Yes, money & miles earn EQM: Money&Miles
Last edited by DrAlex; Dec 2, 2018 at 11:35 pm
Dec 2, 2018, 8:27 pm
#387
Moderator Hilton Honors, Travel News, West, The Suggestion Box, Smoking Lounge & DiningBuzz
Join Date: Jun 2000
Programs: Honors Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle, National Exec Elite
Posts: 36,027
AS Status Calculator Tool
Dec 2, 2018, 11:05 pm
#388
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 4
Thanks, I booked it! The flight gets in late and returns early. May try to get a few hours at a hotel. The PDX-SEA will get 500 EQM min each way and the SEA-DEN is 1,024 which will put me over.
Dec 3, 2018, 10:35 pm
#389
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: HSV
Programs: Bellevue Lifetime Premiere Mega Elite Supreme
Posts: 1,509
Derp! Sorry, wrong airline! 
Last edited by TheHorta; Dec 3, 2018 at 11:11 pm
Dec 3, 2018, 11:26 pm
#390
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 3
Trying to maintain gold status next year and I need some help planning a mileage run. Thanks in advance!
Departure Airport: PDX
Miles Needed: 8,468
Required Spend or Budget: <$500 (if possible)
Available Travel Dates: Prefer Weekends thru the end of the year.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AS and Codeshares OK
Departure Airport: PDX
Miles Needed: 8,468
Required Spend or Budget: <$500 (if possible)
Available Travel Dates: Prefer Weekends thru the end of the year.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AS and Codeshares OK